Ardell Jackson, now in his third season as the head coach for the women’s basketball team, said, “My expectation of each player starts on the academic side. Our No. 1 goal is to focus on academics for each player, while developing them on the basketball court.”

Jackson expressed enthusiasm about the team’s potential. “We are really excited about the players that have chosen to attend CSM,” he said. We wanted to be sure that we have student athletes who pride themselves on being successful in the classroom and on the court. We have signed players that believe in being a team and just want to be successful at the collegiate level.”

Speed and athleticism will be the team’s strengths, according to Jackson. “We are very excited about the upcoming season and really look forward to working with our players,” he said.

Assistant coaches are Marcus LeCounte and Kim Barnes. LeCounte will serve as the team’s strength and conditioning coach and Barnes as the recruiting coordinator.